Continuing my Krishna Verses:
Sanskrit Riddle: Playful conversation between Mā [=Lakshmi] and Mādhava
अयि मे! त्वयि मे चित्तं संलग्नं मयि ते यथा ।
माधवो रमते मायां रमते माधवेऽपि मा ।।४७१।।
[tips: मे is the vocative of मा, मायाम् is the locative form, and मा is the nominative form]
O Lakshmi [= मे], my heart is attached to you, as is yours to me. Mādhava delights in Lakshmi [= मायाम्], and Lakshmi [= मा] delights in Madhava.
मयि माधव ते चित्तं संलग्नं त्वयि मे यथा ।
मया विना कथं जीवेन्माधवो मा विना त्वया ।।४७२।।
O Madhava, your heart is attached to me, as mine is attached to you. How can Mādhava live without me/Lakshmi [मया = instrumental form of मा, OR अस्मद् ], and how can Lakshmi [= मा] live without you?
Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]